Akin Continues Energy & Infrastructure Practice Growth with Addition of Charlie Ofner in Houston

(Houston) – Akin announced today that Charlie Ofner has joined the firm’s market-leading global energy & infrastructure team as a partner in its Houston office. Ofner’s addition strengthens Akin’s premier energy platform and builds on growth in the firm’s Houston office.

Ofner joins Akin from White & Case and previously served as senior counsel for Oasis Petroleum Inc. His practice focuses on a wide range of energy and infrastructure transactions, including mergers, equity and asset acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, project development and commercial contracts in the upstream, midstream, downstream, infrastructure, trading and power sectors. His clients include strategics, private equity investors and their portfolio companies and other privately held companies.

“Akin is focused on continuing to expand our elite energy & infrastructure team, serving clients in their most sophisticated transactions in the industry,” said Akin co-chair elect Abid Qureshi. “Charlie’s experience working on cutting-edge energy & infrastructure transactions for many of the market’s most active participants bolsters our deep bench, and we’re pleased to welcome him to our team.”

Corporate practice co-head Zachary Wittenberg added, “Charlie has a diverse practice, having worked on a wide range of high-profile energy transactions globally. He is widely respected in the industry and will drive continued growth across our integrated energy team.”

“Akin has a comprehensive domestic and international energy platform with strength across oil and gas and the energy transition, making this an ideal setting for my clients,” said Ofner on his move. “The firm’s depth across the energy value chain, strength in private equity and fund formation, and collaborative culture drew me here. I couldn’t be more excited to work with my new colleagues throughout the firm’s market-leading energy team.”

Ofner is the latest addition to the firm’s comprehensive energy & infrastructure platform, with Akin having added energy transactions partners Trent Bridges and Ian Goldberg, capital markets partner Bryan Flannery and private equity partner Andrew Lehman in Houston, energy partner Rob Butler in London and projects & energy transition partners Chadron Edwards in New York and April Kim in California, all within the past year.

About Akin’s Energy & Infrastructure Practice

Akin is a leading advisor to companies and capital providers across the energy value chain. Our global, interdisciplinary team has market-leading experience across upstream, midstream, downstream, energy services and the spectrum of energy transition projects, including wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, bioenergy, carbon capture, renewable natural gas, landfill gas, hydrogen, ammonia and sustainable aviation fuel. We serve as trusted counsel to public and private energy companies, private equity, credit, infrastructure and other investors, and management teams worldwide. We help clients develop, finance, construct, operate, buy and sell energy and infrastructure projects and companies throughout the world.

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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